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One of Qualcomm's indisputable strengths are its 5G modems – something which even Apple has yet to successfully ween itself from. And while Qualcomm is not integrating a modem into its first-generation Oryon-based Snapdragon X chips, the company is still looking to leverage that technology advantage via discrete modems that can be installed in Snapdragon X laptops. To date, Qualcomm has won 23 laptop designs with its Snapdragon X Elite SoCs, and all of the leading PC vendors have introduced systems based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite processors. However, only some of them will be equipped with modems, the company detailed at Computex 2024. While the technical rationale for this is very straightforward (not every vendor wants to buy and dedicate the space to modems), it's...
CES 2022: ASUS Announces Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition
During CES 2022, ASUS unveiled its Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition notebook. Built around the Zenbook 14 OLED series of compact yet high-performance laptops, the Zenbook 14X OLED Space...
11 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/6/2022
CES 2022: ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED, 17 Inch Foldable With Thunderbolt 4
At CES 2020, Intel showcased its Tiger Lake hardware with an interesting 'Horseshoe Bend' 17-inch foldable laptop. Fast forward two years and ASUS has taken the concept and run...
3 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/5/2022
CES 2022: ASUS Unveils Zenbook 14 OLED, Intel Evo Laptop with Alder Lake
As part of its desire to upgrade its existing laptop and notebook ranges with the latest and greatest hardware available, ASUS has announced during CES 2022 that it has...
6 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/5/2022
AMD Mobile GPU 2022 Update: Radeon 6000S Series, 6x50M Parts, and Navi 24-Based 6500M and 6300M
As part of a jam-packed CES keynote presentation this morning, AMD has announced a slew of updates to its mobile graphics lineup. Altogether, AMD is introducing one new GPU...
7 by Ryan Smith on 1/4/2022
Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit: Day 2 Keynote on ACPC and Gaming
We're here on Day 2 of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit, ready for a keynote on the next generation of Always Connected PCs (ACPCs) and non-Smartphone gaming. We've got...
22 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 12/1/2021
Qualcomm x Nuvia: Silicon Sampling in Late 2022, Products in 2023
One of the more curious acquisitions in the last couple of years has been that of Nuvia by Qualcomm. Nuvia was a Silicon Valley start-up founded by the key...
51 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 11/18/2021
Huawei MateBook X Pro (2021) Review: A Sleek and Vibrant Notebook
As a laptop vendor, Huawei is entering its fourth year. Relying on x86 silicon and a GPU here and there, one thing Huawei does well is the quality of...
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Razer Unleashes Blade 14 Gaming Laptop: Ryzen 5000 Mobile with GeForce Graphics
During their E3 2021 gaming event this afternoon, Razer has launched the latest variant of its popular Blade 14 gaming laptop. For the first time, Razer is using an...
20 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/14/2021
AMD Announces Radeon RX 6000M Series: RDNA2 Makes Its Laptop Debut
Headlining a busy Computex for AMD – and a bit of return to form in that regard – this evening the company is making several graphics and CPU-related product...
9 by Ryan Smith on 5/31/2021
Intel Confirms Tiger Lake-U Refresh Later in 2021
The combination of Intel’s ability to drive 10nm product onto the shelves coupled with silicon supply chain shortages has put into question exactly what might be coming into the...
36 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 4/27/2021
CES 2021: ASUS Unveils New ROG Flow X13 Convertable Gaming Notebook
At the all-digital CES 2021 event, ASUS has unveiled a brand new convertible 14" gaming laptop, the ROG Flow X13. The Flow X13 can harness the power of AMD's...
43 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/12/2021
Razer Updates Blade 15 & Blade Pro 17 For 2021, Adds GeForce RTX 30 GPUs & More
Following NVIDIA’s announcement of their new GeForce RTX 30 series mobile GPUs, Razer is among several laptop vendors today announcing new and updated laptops using the new hardware. Overall...
31 by Ryan Smith on 1/12/2021
Intel Launches Jasper Lake: Tremont Atom Cores For All
One of the more interesting elements in Intel’s 2020 set of disclosures was its 10nm Tremont Atom core. Initially used in the low power Lakefield product, this core design...
31 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/11/2021
Intel's CES 2021 Press Event: The Future of Intel (A Live Blog, 1pm PT)
One of our first events of the annual CES trade show this year is Intel's press conference on its consumer product lines. Heading up the event with be Intel's...
19 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/11/2021
New Second Gen EVE V 2-in-1: Tiger Lake 3840x2400 with Thunderbolt 4
Sometimes for a company to get its projects over the line, it requires the help of crowdsourcing ideas. One such company is Eve Tech, or EVE for short, and...
34 by Gavin Bonshor on 12/1/2020
Best Gaming Laptops: Holiday 2020
Along with our quarterly laptop guide, near the end of every year we also like to take a look at the state of the gaming laptop market. With a...
8 by Brett Howse on 11/25/2020
Intel’s New NUC Laptop Kit: Whitebook Tiger Lake For All
The Next Unit of Computing branding, known as NUC (pronounced nu-ck), has long been associated with Intel’s small form factor desktop designs featuring mobile-class processors. Last year Intel broke...
34 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 11/19/2020
Apple Intros First Three ‘Apple Silicon’ Macs: Late 2020 MacBook Air, 13-Inch MacBook Pro, & Mac Mini
As previously announced by Apple this summer, the company is embarking on a major transition within its Mac product lineup. After almost a decade and a half of relying...
49 by Ryan Smith on 11/10/2020
Razer Book 13: It’s a 4K 16:10 Notebook, with 3840x2400 Resolution!
According to Razer, among the top requests from its users (aside from a toaster) is a more work-focused commercial style product using the same design identity as its popular...
56 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 11/9/2020
Intel’s Discrete GPU Era Begins: Intel Launches Iris Xe MAX For Entry-Level Laptops
Today may be Halloween, but what Intel is up to is no trick. Almost a year after showing off their alpha silicon, Intel’s first discrete GPU in over two...
119 by Ryan Smith on 10/31/2020
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